Elite Football League Cup Groups Match, Benfica vs. Chelsea (Thu Feb 26)


                              Benfica  |  Chelsea
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-3-3 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  James Houston
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK B_Trautmann
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF D_Cole
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF S_Pressley
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                          B_Zamora MF  |  MF M_Izzet
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF A_Buzsaky
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF B_Stancu
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW Fabinhioski
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  FW Gerd_Muller
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB J_Bond
                       Yann_M_Vila SUB |  SUB G_v_der_Wiel
                      D_Damjanovic SUB |  SUB R_Lopez
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB A_Bagsy
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB Nasim_Khalifa

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(bfa) C_Barr spots S_Morison who is in acres of space
          ...  Intercepted by Alvaro_Rubio
Min. 4  :(chs) Gerd_Muller lays the ball back to A_Buzsaky
          ...  R_Tomassi slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 5  :(chs) S_Pressley with the nod to M_Izzet
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Izzet !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 9  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Trautmann got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  That's put Benfica ahead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 10 :(chs) Gerd_Muller with the through ball to S_Aguero
          ...  C_Thomson read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 11 :(bfa) S_Morison lobs it over D_Cole
          ...  S_Morison hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But B_Trautmann palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 11 :(chs) M_Izzet boots it towards D_Cole
          ...  D_Cole hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 13 :(bfa) K_McInally barges the defender off the ball
          ...  K_McInally tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  B_Trautmann plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye hits a hard pass to B_Zamora
          ...  A left-footer by B_Zamora !
          ...  B_Trautmann saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye crosses it in!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with the header
          ...  B_Trautmann collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 14 :(chs) A_Buzsaky takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 15 :(chs) Fabinhioski leaves Zheng_Zhi standing
          ...  A_Langlitz with a nasty foul
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Reddy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 15 :(chs) D_Cole gets to the by line and finds Alvaro_Rubio with a beautiful cross
          ...  But J_Djourou wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 16 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds himself in a good position
          ...  Zheng_Zhi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 18 :(chs) A_Buzsaky holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Fabinhioski
          ...  C_Thomson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 21 :(bfa) B_Zamora flicks the ball through
          ...  J_Djourou runs onto it!
          ...  D_Cole clears with a diving header
Min. 21 :(chs) Gerd_Muller runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Thomson
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  K_McInally with the foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 21 :(chs) S_Aguero takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_Thomson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  S_Aguero looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Benfica fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Chelsea are back on level terms now!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 25 :(bfa) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  J_Djourou seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Buzsaky fouls badly
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  J_Djourou floats it forward
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the end of it
          ...  But M_Izzet wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Zamora!
          ...  M_Izzet gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 26 :(chs) Fabinhioski loses his marker
          ...  R_Tomassi cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 29 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio dribbles it into the box
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio drives the ball low !
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 31 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 35 :(chs) Fabinhioski is unmarked!
          ...  But C_Barr clears the ball to safety
Min. 39 :(bfa) A_Langlitz looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 41 :(chs) M_Izzet knocks it forward
          ...  R_Tomassi slips
          ...  Gerd_Muller gets to it!
          ...  Gerd_Muller runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Morison
          ...  D_Cole forces him off the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to C
Min. 45 :(bfa) S_Morison takes on S_Pearce
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Morison !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-1 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(bfa) C_Barr cuts inside Gerd_Muller
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But A_Buzsaky slides in
Min. 47 :(chs) S_Aguero knocks it past R_Tomassi and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But C_Barr wins the tackle
Min. 49 :(chs) Fabinhioski sidesteps B_Abdoulaye
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Fabinhioski bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Trautmann miskicks!
          ...  S_Morison is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Fabinhioski pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(chs) S_Pressley with an inch perfect pass to S_Aguero
          ...  R_Tomassi gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fabinhioski crosses it in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 56 :(chs) D_Cole whips the ball across to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Djourou looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 60 :(chs) A_Buzsaky is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to B_Stancu
          ...  R_Tomassi with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Houston looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Thomson cuts the ball back to S_Morison
          ...  S_Aguero brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 65 :(chs) Chelsea's manager orders his side to play L
Min. 68 :(chs) M_Izzet hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto it!
          ...  C_Barr gets to the ball first
Min. 69 :(bfa) S_Morison runs with pace at the defence
          ...  S_Morison hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  B_Trautmann falls over
          ...  But B_Trautmann is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 70 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic replaces an unhappy K_McInally and will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Langlitz
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 72 :(chs) A_Buzsaky threads the through ball to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Yann_M_Vila read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace B_Abdoulaye as MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) S_Morison nutmegs the defender
          ...  A_Buzsaky tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  G_Reddy tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(chs) Nasim_Khalifa is being brought on
          ...  Fabinhioski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 84 :(bfa) S_Morison with the dribble
          ...  A_Buzsaky is easily beaten
          ...  S_Morison with a terrific drive !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Pressley wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 87 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Morison
          ...  D_Cole knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(chs) M_Izzet plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Gerd_Muller decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Bolm bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 93 :(chs) B_Stancu with a smart pass to S_Aguero
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Zamora

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 113,407
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Morison (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Morison (9), K_McInally (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Langlitz (15), R_Tomassi (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Izzet
Scorers              : S_Aguero (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fabinhioski (53), A_Buzsaky (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :          14        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  27  11   6  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  25   8   7  37 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  27   8  25 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  26   7  39 |  76   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  26   8  42 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  45  26
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  20  52
A_Langlitz     FW   3   7  10  24  32 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  26   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Trautmann    GK  27   2   1   2  14 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  24   8  10  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Cole         DF   1  23   8  10  29 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
S_Pressley     DF   2  23   8   6  39 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  22   6  10  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  24   7  25 |  94   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  40   5
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  24   4  20 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  23  16  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  11  25  33 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  24  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
Gerd_Muller    FW   2   7   6  24  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Bond         GK  24   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  24   7   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  26   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nasim_Khalifa  FW   2   8   4  23  34 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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